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Mercury Retrograde 2019 Dates

Vedic astrology in India relies on the position of nine planets or the Navagrahas.
These nine planets are the foundation on which the entire theory of astrology lies.
For the same reason; the position, aspect, and conjugation of the planets play a
very important in deciding someone’s fate. Each planet has its own importance in
the predictive astrology. Similarly, Mercury plays an important role in it too.
Every planet changes its discourse. When mercury appears to move backward, the phenomenon
is said to be Mercury Retrograde. This retrograding of mercury affects our lives
and fates.

Importance Of Planet Mercury In One’s Zodiac

Mercury completes its revolution fastest amongst the other planets owing to its
proximity to the sun and short orbit. It is also referred to as the prince of the
celestial cabinet. Mercury is known as the messenger or the conveyor of the message
and is responsible for intelligence and interpersonal skills like communication
and speech. People who are blessed with benefic effects of Mercury have a charismatic
personality.

It also influences your intelligence and people who are benefited are clever in
their work whereas a malefic one makes them dumb. Other than this, Mercury is said
to also influence your diplomatic skills due to its dual nature. Mercury tends to
adopt the characteristics of the planet it is placed with. It rules the day Wednesday
and has amiable relationships with Gemini and Virgo.

Meaning of Mercury Retrograde

The motion of mercury in the backward motion is called as mercury retrograde. Mercury
revolves around the sun but while considering the Vedic point of astrology, the
earth is the point of reference for the movement of navagraha and not the sun. In
scientific meaning, there is no planet that moves backward. Actually, when viewed
from Earth, they seem to move in the opposite direction relative to the Earth’s
movement. Hence it is known as Mercury Retrograde. Due to its fastest movement as
compared to the other planets, its motion affects the other planets as mercury retrogrades
around 3-4 times in a year.

Mercury Retrograde 2019 Dates And Timings

For the year 2019, mercury retrograde dates and timings are:

A total of 23 days starting from March 05, 2019 at 23:49 and ending on March 28,
2019, at 19:29.

A total of 25 days starting from July 08, 2019 at 04:45 and ending on August 01,
2019 at 09:28.

A total of 21 days starting from October 31, 2019, at 21:11 and ending on November
21, 2019, at 00:41.

Mercury Retrograde starts first with slowing down whilst its movement in the forward
direction, and after some time it becomes stationary. After some time it starts
moving backwards from its stationary phase and this commences the Mercury retrograde.
It ends when it returns back to its normal motion or when it becomes progressive.
When mercury starts moving forward from its backward motion, its retrograde motion
ends.

Importance Of Mercury Retrograde

Mercury Retrograde is said to be an important phenomenon and has a different but
significant impact on everyone’s life. Generally, people think that mercury retrograde
has a bad impact on their lives, but this is not the case. Its movement can also
result in a good outcome. During its retrograde motion, it gets very close to the
Earth and so its powers also increase. The effect of mercury retrograde on anyone’s
zodiac depends on the position of mercury in its birth chart.

Mercury Retrograde And Its Effect On All Twelve Houses

The retrograde motion affects all the twelve houses in the
birth chart, both benefic and malefic.

In the first house: Natives tend to become hasty and make quick decisions
that might prove to be disastrous. Such people tend to skip a second thought to
a decision and suffer a lot.

In the second house: It affects the second house in ways of increasing the
intellectual quotient of the person. Their intelligence level increases, hereby
making them think better and bigger.

In the third house: It helps in boosting their courage, hereby making them
adventurous. They have high adrenaline levels and tend to take more risks.

In the fourth house: Luxury and comfort take their space in the fourth house.
Profits and gain in wealth lead to a rise in income.

In the fifth house: There are more chances of female birth than male birth.
The child is bestowed with great luck, hereby bringing joy and happiness in the
family.

In the sixth house: People will suffer from depression and negativity. They
have a longer life and a mediocre one.

In the seventh house: People have a charming life partner and marry an attractive
person.

In the eighth house: People are more inclined towards spiritualism, religion,
and philosophy. They have an average lifespan.

In the ninth house: The person tends to become a scholar with good reasoning
skills.

In the tenth house: People are blessed with ancestral property. Such people
experience no poverty.

In the eleventh house: Such people enjoy happiness and longevity.

In the twelfth house: Such people also emerge victorious in their battles
and have an inclination towards spiritual and religious deeds.